You may have already heard of the film Cuties, or Mignonnes in its native French. It released on Netflix in September after debuting in January at Sundance Film Festival where Maïmouna Doucouré won the Directing Award. However, the reason you have probably heard of it is not down to the success of the film, but […]
County Lines is the debut feature film from Henry Blake, inspired by his own experiences as a youth worker. It follows Tyler, a 14-year old who becomes involved in County Lines, a nationwide drug dealing network which exploits vulnerable children into trafficking drugs from urban areas to rural or coastal locations. It’s a sensitive topic
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Available on home entertainment on the 30th November, Les Misérables is the Oscar-nominated film written and directed by Ladj Ly. My first knowledge of Les Misérables (aside from the infamous musical) was that it was the film chosen by France for the International Feature Film Oscar category in the most recent awards season. Normally this
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Released as After Class in the US, Safe Spaces stars Justin Long (Dodgeball, Die Hard 4.0) as a New York City professor, who spends a week reconnecting with his family while defending his reputation over controversial behaviour at his college. It also stars Kate Berlant, Lynn Cohen, and is directed by Daniel Schechter. If you
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You’ve probably been living under a rock if you haven’t heard at least one person gushing over The Queen’s Gambit, a limited series now streaming on Netflix, starring Anya Taylor-Joy. But just in case you have been living under that rock, let me add my voice to the chorus of praise – The Queens’ Gambit
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Saint Frances follows Bridget, floundering in her thirties as she takes a summer job as nanny to Frances, whose parents are preparing for the imminent birth of a second child. Let me start by saying what a joyous and wonderful film this is. It was a pure pleasure to watch and just a brilliantly crafted
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Released in UK cinemas tomorrow, The Climb follows the ups and downs of two lifelong best friends. Mike and Kyle have been friends for as long as they can remember, and almost nothing can come between them. Sowhen Mike decides to finally tell Kyle that he’s been sleeping with his fiancé, he makes sure to do
Summer in a French seaside town sees a chance meeting between Alexis and David. Alexis sees David as the friend of his dreams and they blur the lines between friendship and lovers, but as with all great teen romances, it seems as though this one may burn out as quickly as it ignited. The film
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With London Film Festival coming to a close, we wanted to give a mention to some of the films we got the chance to see but weren’t able to fully review. Some of these will be available via cinemas and VOD over the coming weeks and months, so do check them out if you’re interested. Remember to
Ammonite stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, two powerhouse actresses known for their awards worthy performances in period dramas. Unfortunately, it feels as though the film relies too heavily on the performances alone and with little character development for an audience to grip, we’re left flat and cold. Written and directed by Francis Lee, the
Possessor follows Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough), who works as a hired assassin, that uses a technology to allows her to inhabit the body of another person for each kill. We follow Tasya as she becomes trapped in the mind of a man (Christopher Abbott) whilst she struggles to complete the job she has been hired
A spectacular family home is the scene for the wedding of Marianne. Outside of these walls, however, riots are raging in the streets. When an old employee arrives asking for money to get his wife urgent medical help, Marianne leaves with one of the employees and gets caught up in the riot, split from her
Coming to Disney+ on Christmas day, we got the opportunity to see Disney Pixar’s Soul a little bit earlier as part of London Film Festival 2020. Directed by Pete Docter (Monsters Inc., UP and Inside Out) and co-directed by Kemp Powers, Soul follows Joe Gardner, a middle school band teacher who dreams of one day
Another Round (Druk in its native Danish) is a Danish-Swedish drama which poses the question – how much is just enough? Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) plays Martin, a quiet History teacher who has seen better days. Struggling to engage with anything on both a professional and personal level, a night out leads both him and his
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Body of Water explores the impact of an eating disorder on a multigenerational family. Stephanie (Sian Brooke) returns from a treatment centre for her illness with the hopes of reconnecting with both her mother and her teenage daughter. Whilst this is a film about someone trying to recover from an eating disorder, this is not
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Industry is a new 8 episode show from HBO that will premiere on the 9th November 2020 (HBO in the United States and BBC Two in the UK). As part of London Film Festival, we were treated to a sneak peek of episodes 1,2 and 4. Set in an investment firm in London, it follows
